表層形
喰え
クエ
動詞
喰え (クエ)
Kue · くえ — to eat; to live, to make a living, to survive; to bite, to sting (as insects do)
Other ways to say “to eat” in Japanese →
喰え in rōmaji: kue.
動詞
一般
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📝 食う 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月11日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
喰え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
食う
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| 読み (Reading) |
クエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
喰え
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| 読み・基本形 |
クエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
喰える
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| 見出し語の読み |
クウ
|
How it's used
Used in casual or rough speech, often in commands or expressions of survival, like '食う' but more aggressive or slangy.
さあ、喰え！
Saa, kue!
Come on, eat!
⚖️ Often confused with '食え', the standard form of '食う'; '喰え' adds a rougher, more vulgar nuance.
💡 English Meaning
喰え means “to eat; to live, to make a living, to survive; to bite, to sting (as insects do)” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
クエ
Lemma: 食う
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
食ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
食て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
食た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
食ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
食ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
食られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
食られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
食させる
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Did you know · 動詞
動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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